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Posted: 10-Apr-26
Location: Los Angeles, California
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Internal Number: 16261
Job Description
Grow your career at Cedars-Sinai!
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center has been named to the Honor Roll in U.S. News & World Report?s "Best Hospitals 2025-2026" rankings. When you join our team, you?ll gain access to our groundbreaking biomedical research facilities and sophisticated medical education programs. We offer learning programs, tuition reimbursement and performance-improvement projects so you can achieve certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career.
We take pride in hiring the best, most hard-working employees. Our talented staff reflects the culturally and ethnically diverse community we serve. They are proof of our dedication to creating a dynamic, inclusive environment that fuels innovation and the gold standard of patient care we strive for.
Why work here?
"World-class Human Resources" are more than just pretty words here; it is our singular goal. A goal we are making remarkable progress on, and one we hope to achieve with your help.
Beyond outstanding benefits, competitive salaries and health and dental insurance we offer tuition reimbursement and learning programs so you can achieve additional certifications and degrees while gaining the knowledge and experience needed to advance your career. At Cedars-Sinai, you?ll work among our state-of-the-art biomedical research facilities with access to the best physicians and scientists in the Los Angeles area.
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What will you be doing:
The Director, HR Legal supports and promotes the successful achievement of Cedars-Sinai's mission, vision, values and objectives by promoting and supporting Cedars-Sinai and its affiliates compliance with federal and state labor and employment laws, including, but not limited to, equal employment opportunity and wage and hour laws and regulations. The director manages employment-related litigation and provides employment and regulatory law consultation and advice to Human Resources professional staff and organizational management staff, including on-site at Huntington Hospital in Pasadena, CA. The director is responsible for maintaining timely understanding of the implications of proposed and new employment-related legislation, government reporting, review and updating of HR policies, employment agreements including arbitration, separation and employment services agreements, and responsibility for advising on all other employment agreement programs including those for physicians.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities:
- Provides legal advice and guidance to HR professional staff and Cedars-Sinai management staff relative to complex or sensitive employment decisions or situations, including but not limited to wage-hour/pay practice issues, affiliate transitions, discrimination, harassment and compliance related issues. Provides legal advice and guidance to Leave and Disability team.
- Provides legal advice and guidance for employment-related claims and litigation. May include oversight of related staff members. Includes oversight and review of all phases of employment-related litigation, input regarding retention/selection of outside counsel, and direct involvement in strategy decisions.
Qualifications
Position Requirements:
- Juris Doctor (J.D.).
- Ten (10) years of demonstrated employment litigation experience representing large, complex organizations, either in-house or as outside counsel.
- Ten (10) years of experience with, and thorough current knowledge of, relevant state and federal employment laws and regulations.
- Seven (7) years of experience in applying HR practices and principles while providing counsel and/or guidance.
- Ten (10) years of combined human resources, labor relations, investigative, or legal experience.
